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Brittany Ferries strike to end

All sailings were suspended on September 21 after more than 1,200 crew members began industrial action over proposed pay cuts and increases to working hours.

The walk-out has affected tens of thousands of passengers due to travel from Poole, Portsmouth and Plymouth to destinations in France and Spain on one of the company’s eight ferries.

“We are pleased to announce that industrial action is over and services will resume on Tuesday afternoon,” said a statement from the company. “Please accept our sincere apologies if you were one of the many who suffered disruption to travel plans during the industrial dispute.”

A spokesman added that the majority of crew members had voted on Sunday to accept a new deal which included “a number of concessions”. The firm had been seeking to cut costs after sustaining losses for each of the last three years.

The first service will be a 3.30pm departure from Poole to Cherbourg. It has, however, cancelled a scheduled sailing from Portsmouth to Santander, due to depart at 11am on Wednesday.